Dell PowerEdge R630 with vm5 esxcli 5.5 OMSA 7.4 "No storage controllers detected."

Here is the slots info:

In OMSA on the linux guest try the following

1.       Stop all the services “srvadmin-services.sh stop”
 
2.       Go to /opt/dell/srvadmin/etc/srvadmin-storage/ directory
 
3.       Open stsvc.ini file
 
4.       Comment the line - vil7=dsm_sm_psrvil. For commenting it out, you need to write ";" and one space before the statement, like "; vil7=dsm_sm_psrvil"
 
5.       Save and close stsvc.ini file
 
6.       Start all the services: “srvadmin-services.sh start”

Commented out the line & restarted the  services but still the same issue:

; Libraries to be loaded at startup of the Systems Management Data Manager, in order, beginning with entry 0.

[loadvils]

vil0=dsm_sm_lsivil

vil1=dsm_sm_afavil

vil2=dsm_sm_enclvil

vil3=dsm_sm_nrsvil

vil4=dsm_sm_sasvil

vil5=dsm_sm_sasenclvil

vil6=dsm_sm_swrvil

; vil7=dsm_sm_psrvil

vil8=dsm_sm_rnavil

Are you using our version of ESXi? The Vmware one may not have the proper driver, which is causing the tab to not show up.

 - Check lsi Driver installed in the system
 ~ # esxcli software vib list | grep -i lsi
 scsi-megaraid-perc9            6.901.55.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820      LSI     VMwareCertified   2015-01-22
 lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018     VMware  VMwareCertified   2015-01-22

- Check the driver used by the PERC controller
 ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs –a | grep –i PERC
 vmhba2  lsi-mr3 link-n/a  unknown.vmhba2                          (0:3:0.0) LSI / Symbios Logic Dell PERC H730P Adapter

Download https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=DT-ESX55-LSI-SCSI-MEGARAID-PERC9-69035500-1OEM&productId=353

- Install PERC9 driver
o ~ # esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/megaraid_perc9-6.901.55.00-offline_bundle.zip
o Installation Result
o    Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be reboot
o    Reboot Required: true
o    VIBs Installed: LSI_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-perc9_6.901.55.00-1OEM.550.0.0.133
o    VIBs Removed:
o    VIBs Skipped:
o # reboot

- Check lsi Driver installed in the system
o ~ # esxcli software vib list | grep -i lsi
o scsi-megaraid-perc9            6.901.55.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820      LSI     VMwareCertified   2015-01-22
o lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018     VMware  VMwareCertified   2015-01-22
o lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2015-01-22

- Check the driver used by the PERC controller
o ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs –a | grep –i PERC
o vmhba2  lsi-mr3 link-n/a  unknown.vmhba2                          (0:3:0.0) LSI / Symbios Logic Dell PERC H730P Adapter

- Uninstall the driver lsi-mr3 which is used by the PERC controller
o esxcli software vib remove -n lsi-mr3
o Removal Result
o    Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
o    Reboot Required: true
o    VIBs Installed:
o    VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_lsi-mr3_0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018
o    VIBs Skipped:
o ~ # reboot

- Check lsi Driver installed in the system
o ~ # esxcli software vib list | grep -i lsi
o scsi-megaraid-perc9            6.901.55.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820      LSI     VMwareCertified   2015-01-22
o lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018     VMware  VMwareCertified   2015-01-22
o lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2015-01-22

- Check the driver used by the PERC controller
o ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -a
o vmhba2  megaraid_perc9    link-n/a  unknown.vmhba2                          (0:3:0.0) LSI / Symbios Logic Dell PERC H730P Adapter

driver list:

~ # esxcli software vib list | grep -i lsi

lsiprovider                    500.04.V0.55-0006                      LSI     VMwareAccepted    2017-02-13  

lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.3.68.3029944      VMware  VMwareCertified   2017-02-09  

lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387     VMware  VMwareCertified   2017-02-09  

When executing this command I get the following:

~ # esxcfg-scsidevs –a | grep –i PERC

grep: PERC: No such file or directory

However I see a raid Controller  ("MegaRAID from LSI")

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

vmhba38 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba38                            (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba39 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba39                            (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba0  lsi_mr3           link-n/a  pscsi.vmhba0                            (0:2:0.0) LSI MegaRAID SAS Invader Controller

vmhba1  ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba1                             (0:0:17.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba2  ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba2                             (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba32 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba32                            (0:0:17.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba33 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba33                            (0:0:17.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba34 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba34                            (0:0:17.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba35 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba35                            (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba36 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba36                            (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

vmhba37 ahci              link-n/a  sata.vmhba37                            (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller

Virtual Devices on server:

~ #  esxcfg-scsidevs -l

naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f45303c1de4b3

   Device Type: Direct-Access 

   Size: 762490 MB

   Display Name: Local DELL Disk (naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f45303c1de4b3)

   Multipath Plugin: NMP

   Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f45303c1de4b3

   Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f45303c1de4b3

   Vendor: DELL      Model: PERC H730P Mini   Revis: 4.26 

   SCSI Level: 5  Is Pseudo: false Status: on        

   Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false 

   Is Local: true  Is SSD: false 

   Other Names: 

      vml.020000000061866da07d8ebe00202f45303c1de4b3504552432048

   VAAI Status: unsupported

naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f46ce0b3aa368

   Device Type: Direct-Access 

   Size: 380928 MB

   Display Name: Local DELL Disk (naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f46ce0b3aa368)

   Multipath Plugin: NMP

   Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f46ce0b3aa368

   Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.61866da07d8ebe00202f46ce0b3aa368

   Vendor: DELL      Model: PERC H730P Mini   Revis: 4.26 

   SCSI Level: 5  Is Pseudo: false Status: on        

   Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false 

   Is Local: true  Is SSD: false 

   Other Names: 

      vml.020000000061866da07d8ebe00202f46ce0b3aa368504552432048

   VAAI Status: unsupported

It looks like it sees it as an LSI controller and not a PERC. You can try manually installing the vib or you can install using our image and starting with a new vmware install. 

Actually that did the trick!  It worked finally!.. One last question is it possible to create a raid10 from 4 HDD drives I inserted into 4 of the slots through OMSA?  Here is the info below:

Thanks again... Basically when I go to storage and create new virtual disk I get the error message:

"There is no free space available to create a virtual disk."

Ok done!  Had to clear the foreign configuration of the inserted disks and they were ready to use.  Thanks again your guidance was really helpful!